Show A Report From Your Student Senate by Brad The Officer Amenities Bill failed to override a veto in the Student Senate The bill No 86 5 sponsored by Ed Lile originally passed the Student Senate on Jan 20 The bill called for foran foran foran an increase in uniform allowances allowances' for the Senate and Executive Council The increase would hav have haye raised present clothing allowances t to 50 for the Senate and for the Council The Officer Amenities Bill was vetoed by President Gary Carpenter the following day Carpenter stated that student fees should go toward more i important things than a sen senators senator's wa wardrobe drobe He Ile fie added We should be serving the students Th They y should riot not be serving us LIZ r Supporters of the bill bin included Gary Bronson and Cleta Spratt Bronson stated that uniforms are important in setting an example of professionalism for the students Bill Bin No 86 5 was reintroduced to the Senate for a vote to override the veto on Jan 27 During debate NR Wilde motioned for the bill to be tabled indefinitely due to failure to survey students The final decision was to vote I on the veto override For Forthe t the e veto to to b be overridden ten of off the 1 fourteen members of the Senate must vote affirmatively on the override In Ina a final vote the majority voted against the veto override killing kining Bill No 86 The uniform allowance will remain at for the Executive Council and 1 25 for the Student Senate Sena e as as' as r J recorded Accorded recorded in the Constitution Bylaws Student fees would not be affected 4 whether or not the bill passed |